Quality Specialist-Associate

Company: The Goodyear Tire and Rubbber Company
Location: Fayetteville
Posted on: November 19, 2023

Job Description:

Requisition ID: 118998
Sponsorship Available: No
Relocation Assistance Available: Yes

Goodyear. More Driven.

About the Position:
This position is responsible for supporting manufacturing process and product quality by learning and applying appropriate Goodyear standards and procedures to solve problems. The incumbent understands and can apply standard tools to improve customer satisfaction and process capability

Responsibilities:
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

• Improve and enhance technical solutions to meet product and process quality requirements.
• Undersand available technology and standards.
• Consult with leadership on the appropriate level of technology to apply.
• Work on cross-functional teams to develop new technology.
• Avoid inappropriate level of risk.
• Make improvements or enhancements to current processes within functional group.
• Demonstrate ability to present technical ideas to others across teams.
• Drive innovative product concepts, processes, and technologies
  PROBLEM SOLVING
  
  • Recognize and identify problems.
  • Improve and enhance problem solving strategies.
  • Support collaboration to solve problems and make improved decisions.
  • Use tools, techniques, and innovative approaches to achieve improved decisions through collaboration.
  • Improve and enhance known tools and methods to solve problems.
  • Use data driven analysis for effective decision making and improve/enhance known data analysis techniques.
  • Collect appropriate data to use in making decisions.
  • Consult with resources.
  • Apply skills to achieve impactful results.
  • Creatively tackle unfamiliar problems effectively.
    PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    
    • Improve and enhance project management tools and standards for execution of assigned projects.
    • Execute the steps required in initiating a project.
    • Deliver project objectives through project planning.
    • Offer enhancments that can be cross functional in application.
    • Continuously improve the project risk management process.
    • Enhance existing project execution tools and techniques to deliver projects.
    • Enhance and improve existing conflict resolution process.
    • Seek assistance when needed to resolve conflicts.
      
      Education and Experience:
      
      • Bachelors degree or relevant experience required
      • Experience or certifications in the application of Quality control systems, problem solving and project management tools preferred
      • 2 or more years experience w/degree, 7 or more years equivalent experience w/o degree required
      • Demonstrated ability to apply systematic problem solving tools and techniques
      • Demonstrated ability to understand and troubleshoot equipment and process problems
      • Demonstrated ability to contribute toward team goals.
        
        Skills and Abilities:
        
        • Demonstrate a positive attitude.
        • Actively participate in meetings, in a supporing role.
        • Initiate open dialogue with peers and leadership on areas of concern.
        • Select best means of communication.
        • Provide compelling technical direction and logical conclusions within the function, both written and oral.
        • Complete work on time with appropriate quality.
        • Take responsibility for own performance and results.
        • Plan daily work to ensure effective performance.
        • Actively participate in change and organizational awareness.
        • Participate in mentoring as mentee.
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          Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 64,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate .
          
          Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
          
          If you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at 330.796.4500.
          
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